роботнїк

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak robotník, from Proto-Slavic *orbotьnikъ. By surface analysis, робота (robota) +‎ -нїк (-njik). Cognates include Belarusian рабо́тнік (rabótnik), Russian рабо́тник (rabótnik), Slovak robotník and Ukrainian робітни́к (robitnýk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɔˈbɔcɲik]
• Rhymes: -ɔcɲik
• Hyphenation: ро‧бот‧нїк

Noun

роботнїк (robotnjik) m pers (female equivalent роботнїца, related adjective роботнїцки)

1. worker, workman, labourer

   пристанїщни роботнїк ― pristanjiščni robotnjik ― port worker

   яки є роботнїк? ― jaki je robotnjik? ― what kind of worker is he?

2. a good worker, hardworking man

Usage notes

• The masculine plural form роботнїци m pl (robotnjici) is only used colloquially. This should not be confused with роботнїци f pl (robotnjici) as the regular feminine plural form of роботнїца (robotnjica).

Declension

Declension of роботнїк

	singular	plural
nominative	роботнїк robotnjik	роботнїки / роботнїци robotnjiki / robotnjici
genitive	роботнїка robotnjika	роботнїкох / роботнїцох robotnjikox / robotnjicox
dative	роботнїкови robotnjikovi	роботнїком / роботнїцом robotnjikom / robotnjicom
accusative	роботнїка robotnjika	роботнїкох / роботнїцох robotnjikox / robotnjicox
instrumental	роботнїком robotnjikom	роботнїками / роботнїцами robotnjikami / robotnjicami
locative	роботнїкови robotnjikovi	роботнїкох / роботнїцох robotnjikox / robotnjicox
vocative	роботнїку robotnjiku	роботнїки / роботнїци robotnjiki / robotnjici

Derived terms

nouns

• нєроботнїк m pers (njerobotnjik)
• предроботнїк m pers (predrobotnjik)

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “роботнїк”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “worker”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 381